Pharisaism (legalism, dogmatism, separatism, judgmentalism, etc.) is alive and well and a destructive force in too many evangelical churches. This plague hinders effective outreach, burns out professional and lay leaders and has contributed to the mass alienation of tens of thousands of young people from evangelical churches to the point where they have no church affiliation at all or they associate with churches that may have compromised the gospel in their attempt to be culturally relevant. This book makes the point that the key to defeating Pharisaism is by proactively steering people away from Pharisaism while at the same time showing them the life-giving truth that is found in true kingdom living, beautifully communicated through the Sermon on the Mount. As Jesus trained his disciples, he kept pointing at the Pharisees and saying, "Do not be like them."CONTENTS: Part One: Understanding Pharisaism1. Who Were Those Guys?2. Bad Blood3. An Inconvenient TruthPart Two: Understanding the Sermon on the Mount4. Location! Location! Location!5. You Gotta Pay Your Dues!6. Coming Kingdom-Correct: Jesus, the Pharisees, and Disciple Making in Matthew 5 7. Weight Where It Counts: Jesus, the Pharisees, and Disciple Making in Matthew 68. "I d Rather See a Sermon": Jesus, the Pharisees, and Disciple Making in Matthew 7Part Three: Using the Sermon on the Mount to Defeat Pharisaism9. This is How Business Gets Done: Effective Disciple Making in the Contemporary Church10. Brass Tacks: How to Defeat Pharisaism in Your Church
- ISBN10 0830856331
- ISBN13 9780830856336
- Publish Date 28 September 2009
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Publisher InterVarsity Press
- Imprint Inter-Varsity Press,US
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 274
- Language English